Creating Content that Converts

Creating Content that Converts

Justin Fishaw

Director of Content & Social

Content Planning Questions

• Who is my audience?• What kind of content will drive

conversions on my site?• Where does my audience ‘hang out’

online?• Why do they need my product/service?• When is the best time to reach them?

Free Content Research Resources

1. Google Trends2. Google Keyword

Planner 3. Google Suggested

Search4. Google Webmaster

ToolsExample: Apartment community, Midtown Atlanta, near Georgia Tech

Content Planning Answers

• Who: college students in Midtown Atlanta near Georgia Tech campus

• What: educational, shareable content; ebook/eguide, blog posts, video, etc.

• Where: Google & social media; in particular Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & LinkedIn.

• Why: in need of off-campus housing, and the info surrounding the decision.

• When: back to school months, pre & post semester.

Content Conclusions

1.Content must be high-quality, educational, personalized, and branded to my audience.

2.Content should be created, published, and promoted at the latest May, early June.

3.Google suggests a good handful of keyword strings that I can use for blog post titles.

Strategic Content to be Created

“Free Guide to Finding the Best Apartments Near Georgia Tech”

Three-part Blog Series:1. Narrowing Down

Your Georgia Tech Student Housing Options

2. 5 Reasons to Live Off Campus at Georgia Tech

3. Everything Midtown Atlanta Has to Offer College Students

Landing Page Optimization

What is it you want them to do?

Guiding Goals When Creating a Landing Page

1.Conversion2.Clarity3.Friction Reduction

Anatomy of a Landing Page Optimized for Conversion

Landing Page Creation Software or Program

• Wordpress Plugin• Instapage• Lander App• Hubspot

Landing Page Form Graphic

representation of content offer

Clear and concise copy that sells your visitor

Thank You Page Mobile optimized

3 Golden Rules of LP Creation

1.Tell visitors exactly what you’re offering (down to the specific # of pages)

2.Tell them why they can’t live without it (‘…give you all the tools you need to…’)

3.Tell them what they need to do to get it (‘just fill out the form & we’ll send you a copy of…)

Content Landing

Page Promotion

Existing Marketing Assets

1. Website & Blog2. Email List / Newsletter3. On-location Promotion4. Networking5. Social Media

External Marketing Avenues

1. Pay-per-click Advertising2. Paid Social Media3. Blogger/Site Outreach4. Content Related

Outreach5. Guerilla Marketing

Social Media Management Platform

URL Tracker

Key to social media promotion is your ability to track the effectiveness of each social network.

Using Hootsuite to Track Activity

Use Click Report to Measure Effectiveness of Social Publishing

Analyze Your Conversion Rate

Send a personal email introducing yourself

• Nurture the relationship by being available to answer any questions.

• Don’t start selling yet.

• Become a resource and they’ll most likely become a new resident.

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